Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mertens had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mertens had a population of 131 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mertens, with the one closest to Mertens listed first.
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Bynum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Itasca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Purdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Drane
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Peoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mertens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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